For many of us, charter schools represent an educational opportunity for our children to excel, but are we creating a new kind of segregation in the process? Yes, according to a study by The UCLA Civil Rights Project which says ‘de facto’ segregation is alive and well in the charter schools they studied in the 40 states (and Washington DC). Here are the stats according to the report: 3 out of 4 Black students who attend charter schools are ‘intensely segregated’ with students that are 90% minority. But they got my attention when they characterized the charter schools with white populations of 1% or less as ‘apartheid’ schools. Is it me, or do you think it’s just plain wrong? Come on now, do any of us really believe that Black parents choose a charter school precisely because of its racial makeup? Read the full story